Speaking & Media
Engagement & Experience
Speaking through multiple lenses
Kathleen DiChiara is a thoughtful, engaging speaker known for bringing warmth, wisdom, and depth to every stage she steps onto. She speaks on a wide range of topics—from the science of the microbiome to nutritional healing, women’s and children’s health, environmental influences, and the lived experience of chronic illness.
What sets Kathleen apart is her ability to speak through multiple lenses: as a practitioner, a patient, and a parent. Her talks weave together scientific insight, clinical experience, and deeply personal stories that educate, inspire, and empower audiences to take meaningful steps in their own health journey.
Whether she’s addressing a room of medical professionals, parents, or wellness seekers, Kathleen meets her audience where they are. Every presentation is thoughtfully tailored to resonate with the specific needs and goals of the group.
Audiences & Events
Kathleen has been honored to speak at a wide variety of gatherings, including:
- Women’s wellness and empowerment conferences
- Integrative and functional medicine symposiums
- Colleges, universities, and hospital-based programs
- Soil & nutrition conferences
- Autism and neurodevelopmental health events
- CE/CME programs for medical professionals
- Online summits and wellness retreats like Kripalu
- Private corporate wellness programs
A Holistic View on Health
As the landscape of healthcare continues to evolve, Kathleen invites audiences to consider a more integrative, layered approach. One that respects the strengths of acute care, embraces the potential of lifestyle and nutritional interventions, and reconnects us to the body’s innate capacity to heal.
With a focus on evidence-based research and practical application, Kathleen’s mission is to help individuals and families cultivate greater vitality—not through perfection, but through connection, curiosity, and consistency.
Signature Topics
- The Microbiome & Mood: How Gut Health Shapes Behavior
- Living Well with Chronic Illness: A New Conversation
- Practical Nutrition for Busy Families
- Food Quality & Resilience
- Rethinking the Wellness Narrative: From Discipline to Curiosity
Meet Kathleen
Nutrition Educator | Speaker | Integrative Health Advocate
Kathleen DiChiara is an internationally recognized nutrition educator, functional health practitioner, author, and motivational speaker. She is the founder of Rhode to Health, Inc. and DEAP®, and specializes in the science of the microbiome, personalized nutrition, and the intersection of mindset, daily habits, and long-term well-being.
A Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Practitioner, Board-Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, and professionally trained chef, Kathleen is currently pursuing her Master’s in Public Health.
Her work is deeply informed by lived experience. After complications from surgery left her with a permanent disability, Kathleen began exploring how to live a full, vibrant life—despite ongoing health challenges. She speaks with honesty, humility, and heart, offering audiences a message rooted in hope, resilience, and the power of small, sustainable changes.
